Entries for the ‘politics’ Category

In the 20th century, this would have been a job for James Bond.The mission: Infiltrate the highly advanced, securely guarded enemy headquarters where scientists in the clutches of an evil master are secretly building a weapon that can destroy the world. Then render that weapon harmless and escape undetected.But in the 21st century, Bond doesnt […]

The Obama administration for the first time is weighing in on a Recording Industry Association of America file sharing lawsuit and is supporting hefty awards of as much as $150,000 per purloined music track. The government said the damages range of $750 to $150,000 per violation of the Copyright Act was warranted. “The remedy of […]

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Wednesday night to give a tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of revitalizing the housing industry, a victory for Republicans eager to leave their mark on a mammoth economic stimulus bill at the heart of President Barack Obama’s recovery plan. The tax break was adopted without […]

I see gas took another 10 cent jump yesterday afternoon brining the price per gallon to $3.49. Diesel quickly followed suite and raised to $4.15 a gallon, a modest 4 cent jump compared to gas. I recently purchased an old Ford diesel pickup to replace my Chevy Duramax which I sold a few months ago. […]

I really think political polls done previous to an election, changes the final outcome. Think about it. If you are like me, you don’t really follow things too closely the months leading up to election. You kind of take the “wait and see” method of voting. You simply wait for all the scandals to come […]

NEW YORK – Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the Internet, some university researchers with the federal government’s blessing want to scrap all that and start over. Full Link Technorati Tags: internet, news, rebuild, politics

I know I’m pretty harsh on Bush for the war in Iraq and other White House blunders but I came across this on Snopes today and am glad to see he isn’t all faults: LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST. HOUSE […]